Lukasz Fabiasnki is confident that West Ham’s experience can get them through to the Europa League quarter-finals.

Last week’s trip to freiburg was an extremely frustrating, difficult and uninspiring performance from the Hammers. The players have been the first ones to admit that they did not perform at the levels required.

Despite this, they still were the better side against the Germans and were unlucky to walk away with a 1-0 deficit. Thankfully, with home advantage they are still in a solid position to go through but they will need to show some real grit to get a result.

While he may no longer be first choice anymore, Favianski is loving playing in the competition and is hopeful that his side can come back in the second leg. “Things have obviously been a bit different for me this season, playing more in the cups than in the league, and I’m just enjoying every opportunity that’s given to me,” he told the official site.

“I’ve loved it when the Europa League has returned every time this year, and I’ve enjoyed the challenge of having to keep myself ready and prepared to jump in when called upon.”

“We enjoyed a good run in the group stage, including beating Freiburg twice, but the stakes are much higher in the knockout rounds and now we’ve got to come from behind, which we’ll be doing our best to do.”

One of the former Polish internationals’ biggest strengths is his experience; it is unbelievable how much it brings to a team. However, it is the collective team’s experience of playing in European competitions which will be key to coming out of the game with a win.

“I’ve been at the Club for a few years now, and I’ve seen how far we’ve all come. We’ve been through lots of ups and downs, through that process of challenging for Europe, challenging in Europe, and then of course winning the title.”

“We’ve gained a lot of experience, and I think we’ve learned how to compete on a variety of fronts. I think we know how to manage the larger number of games, which is crucial for our development. I actually played in our first game in the Europa League against Dinamo Zagreb in September 2021. Since then, we have gained knowledge, but we’ve also brought in new players with experience of playing at the top level and for their countries as well.

“We’ve been able to attract those kinds of guys, which is an example of how we’ve developed. Hopefully, with everything combined, we can respond to defeat in the first leg in the right way, and get the job done in front of our supporters.”

The return leg is by far the biggest game of the Hammer’s season so far. It may seem nearly impossible at the moment, but they are only 2 and a half ties away from another European final, could the East Londoners go on to make even more history?